This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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AECF - FCs and ETs
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For families that have a loved one serving the Navy as an FC or an ET. This is the place to share and learn more about their jobs and schools. For subs - look for the SECF group.
Members: 836
Latest Activity: Aug 6, 2024
Discussion Forum
Anybody out there?
Started by Jules. Last reply by Bandmom Aug 24, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Current A school at GL for AECF?
Started by BessLynn423. Last reply by ANOsMom Nov 11, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anyone graduating A school on 10/26/18
Started by Dena4. Last reply by Anti M Oct 9, 2018. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on January 20, 2009 at 10:03am
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Good morning all! Indoc starts today for our sailor - hope that your sailor is making some progress as well today.
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Welcome to our newest member Cam!
I just left a message on your page - FC2 with the Kidd, we have much we can learn from you Cam! I suspect your boyfriend had a good C school as well and perhaps there they get a few extra treats before they hit the fleet! Do you know what system he works on? How long has he been with the fleet? What did he go to school? We have other girlfriends in our group as well but be careful...some of them get married while here!!! (Kellie) LOL
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I think they must spoil them in C school! Hopefully Claire will find her new home to be equally sweet next week!
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How cool is this...Nick called and he was doing his laundry. We said better let you go so you can watch your laundry and he said...I am watching it...washer and dryer in his room!!! Life is good :-D
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C school will not be at GL for him Anne. I've seen a few shorter C schools for the FC, that run about three months but most of them are much longer. Unfortunately you won't know what school he will get until about two weeks before his graduation. Decisions, decisions....never easy.
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Please welcome our newest member - Anita to the group!
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What a wonderful gift that would be to have them both home together before Claire ships out to Yokosuka.
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And will she be taking leave before reporting or just heading to the warmth of MS?! Nick had the oppportunity to take 10 days leave but since he just used 15 during the holidays - did not want to use it all up.
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Comment by CCR on January 19, 2009 at 2:11am
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Wow, we learn something new everyday. Thanks Intel. I remember us going through those acronym's back during the spring/summer, and my son still tells me the sailors do not say PIR - they say graduation. but it was fun playing the acronym game anyway.
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One thing that you will learn during A school about holds, ships, orders, liberty,galley, duty...the rumors are even more rampant than in boot camp.
Low priority because they have an extra two years of school....hmmm I'm just willing to bet that the Navy would say...WHAT?! However it turns out, they are under contract, getting paid, fed, housed and sadly that is more than many civilians can say.
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